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economy

[ih-kon-uh-mee] / ɪˈkɒn ə mi /


ADJECTIVE
costing less to buy, make, or operate
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Some of the recent FDE proselytes, like OpenAI and Anthropic, have raised mind-boggling sums of money on the promise of a technology powerful enough to reshape the entire economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Federal Reserve officials have been grappling with what it would mean if the economy needs far fewer jobs to keep the unemployment rate steady.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But its public debt – standing at more than 130% of the total annual size of the economy - is high.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

When Barry McCardel joined a tech startup in 2014, his job looked very different from the roles typically offered by companies at the center of the emerging internet economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Everyone said it wasn’t my fault; it was the economy.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad